WEBVTT
8'S BARBARA BARR COVERS
LEBANON FOR US AND REPORTS ON
THE IMPACT OF THIS
CHANGE.
BARBARA: THESE SIGNS ARE
COMMON OUTSIDE
HOSPITALS BUT
NOW THE BAN IS EXTENDING TO
HIRING POLICIES, WHERE SMOKERS
NEED NOT APPLY.
>> YOU'RE LOSING OUT ON SOME
HIGHLY SKILLED
PEOPLE?
>> YEAH.
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
BARBARA: BUT THAT'S NOT
DETERMINING
WELLSPAN HEALTH
FROM DEFENDING ITS
NICOTINE-FREE HIRING
PROGRAM
TO GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL IN
LEBANON COUNTY EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1st.
>>
MOSTLY POSITIVE.
BARBARA: THE PARTNERSHIP WITH
EPHRATA COMMUNITY
HOSPITAL
HELPED WELLSPAN IN HIRING ONLY
NONE SMOKERS.
>> WE REALLY HAVEN'T SEEN A
DECREASE IN OUR APPLICANT
POLL.
I THINK IT'S A DIFFERENT
APPLICANT POLL, OBVIOUSLY.
BARBARA: THE POLICY DOESN'T
AFFECT CURRENT POLICY, THEY'RE
GRANDFATHERED
IN BUT THEY ARE
ENCOURAGED TO KICK THE HABIT.